- the rubber-metal hinge is pressed into the bushing of the suspension arm using a tubular mandrel with an outer diameter of 64 and an inner diameter of 20 mm;
- shock absorber is installed so that the point «4» (see fig. 99) on the lower cup was turned towards the wheel;
- the nuts for fastening the lower lugs of the shock absorbers and the levers for fastening to the body brackets are tightened, respectively, by the moments of 7.6–9.8 and 6.8–8.4 kgf-m at a static vehicle load of 320 kg (4 people on the seats and 40 kg of cargo in the trunk);
- the nuts for fastening the brackets of the suspension arms are tightened with moments of 3.2-4.1 kgf-m;
- in case of forced replacement of bearings - hubs of the rear wheels, make sure that the mandrel, when pressing a new bearing into the hub, presses only on the outer ring of the bearing. After pressing in, a retaining ring is installed and the hub axle is pressed in. In this case, the mandrel should press on the inner ring of the bearing. After replacing the bearing, install a new or used one, but on a different car, the axle nut and tighten it with a torque of 19-23 kgf-m, while simultaneously turning the hub in both directions;
- a spring of the same class is installed on the rear suspension as is installed on the front suspension. In exceptional cases, when class A springs are installed on the front suspension, and there are no such class springs for the rear suspension, it is allowed to install class B springs on the rear suspension. But it is not allowed to install class A springs on the rear suspension if class B springs are installed on the front suspension. Class A springs are marked with yellow paint on the outer side of the middle coils, class B - green.
After installing the suspension, pump the brake system.